String Silk Colors?

[Thumper]

Has there been a thread telling what color silk is on which manufactures strings, so that when we get a bass, we know what's on them? If not, let's start one.

[Thumper]

For instance:

D'addario chrome flats = light blue
MTD = yellow
TI flats = red
LaBella tapewounds = yellow
D'addario XLs = no silk, ball ends color coded
TI Jazz Rounds = green
GHS Bass Boomers = red
Rotosound L66 Swingbass steels = blue silk

[grooveguru]

I recently picked up a Mike Lull P5 and it has roundwounds on with purple silks and a tapered B & E. Could these be Ken Smiths?

PS:
Thumper any Roscoe pics?

[grooveguru]

Can you compile these as the list grows?

How about GHS Bass Boomers - Red

[Thumper]

grooveguru; I can edit the initial posting as more information is added. I guess to be accurate, we would need to specify make, model, and/or string composition (nickel round, stainless, etc.).

PPS: I'll PM you photo's this evening.

[Aaron Saunders]

TI Jazz Rounds (JR344) have a cool green silk.
Rotosound L66 Swingbass steels have blue silk.

[Electricmayhem]

So do the companies actually trademark the colored silks?

Is every red one a boomer?

[Thumper]

I guess that's the point of this thread, you can at least narrow down what kind of string you have to one or 2 brands by silk color. Remember there are different shades of color, so we might have to get more descriptive, e.g., sky blue, dark green, etc. I know I'd love to replace the strings on my beloved Elrick with the same, but I don't know what they are.

[jenderfazz]

I bought some Roto Swing 66 Steels and they had red silk. Dunno why, apparently they're supposed to be blue?

DR High-beams and Lo-Riders have no wrappings.

[salvagedbass]

Originally Posted by SMASH

Like the strings, hate the colour of the silks.

I know what you mean. I use D' Addario Slowwounds and they are all different colors...I know how to string a bass, I don't need a paint by number.

[jammadave]

Warwick Black Label: no silk, gold ball

GHS Brite Flats: deep blue, almost indigo

[zcwilkes]

Every set of Rotosound Swingbass 66s I have bought over the last 14 years have had red silks. There Jazz sets also have red, but I got a set of there Swingbass nickels that didn't have silk at all.

[Adam Barkley]

fender nickel core, nickel wrap roundwounds are yellow possibly model # 7120's

[PunkerTrav]

The set of factory Yamaha string that came on my bass had red silks. Every other set I've had since hasn't had any.

travis

[canopener]

Green on my Fender flats
Light blue on Dean Markleys
Black on stock Fender strings (is it Super bass, power bass?)

[MonkeyWrench32]

Dean Markley Blue Steel = Light gray (silver?)

[Suburban]

Hot Wire (by Status Graphite)

Roundwound: no silk whatsoever (love that!)
Halfwound: deep blue at both ends ¤sigh¤

[Johnny BoomBoom]

Originally Posted by zcwilkes

Every set of Rotosound Swingbass 66s I have bought over the last 14 years have had red silks. There Jazz sets also have red, but I got a set of there Swingbass nickels that didn't have silk at all.

Every set of Roto Swingbass strings I ever bought had red silk - and I've been buying them for about 13-14 years.

Trace Elliot - lucky if you can get these now had Green Silk.

La Bella Hard Rockin Steel - Black silk

Elites Stadiums - Black Silk, alhtough these might have moved to Blue now....

Warwick Red Label - red


Dean MArkley Blue Steels - light blue (IIRC)

[Johnny BoomBoom]

Originally Posted by HiggySlapBass

Dean Markley Blue Steel = Light gray (silver?)

I thought it had a Bluish tinge...but I know the colour you mean.....might've been grey!

[Bernie Connors]

SIT-Conklins are purple also. Darker purple than the Smiths.